Definitions For Paddywhack

Verb

{{en-verb}} (dated, transitive) To slap.

Noun

PADDYWHACK (plural PADDYWHACKs) (dated, derogatory) An irishman. (dated) A blow; a slap. A strong elastic ligament or tendon in the midline of the neck of sheep or cattle (generally any quadruped) which relieves the animal of the weight of its head.

See also

ligamentum nuchae

Alternative forms

paddy-whack (and sometimes capitalized)

Etymology

Corruption of paxwax. In the sense of a blow, especially in reference to the folk song This Old Man.

Is Paddywhack a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
29
Words with Friends
29

The word Paddywhack is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends

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